Re: MS anti-spyware took a liberty !

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Drew

Unless I am mistaken it is quite difficult to change the default
Search Engine from MSN. So far I have only found it achieved
by a Registry edit. Unless I am mistaken it cannot be done
within Internet Explorer.
http://www.mydesktophelp.com/tips/ie06.php

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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"Drew Tognola" <bestgungi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u9aLnv3HGHA.2668@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I meant Richard's (RJK) default was set for Google, not Internet Explorer's
>default setting. My default setting is also Google right now. If a change
>occurs MSAS will see it and return it to Google, not MSN.
>
> Drew
>
> "Alias" <aka@[notme]maskedandanonymous.org> wrote in message
> news:e3mVQK2HGHA.1192@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Drew Tognola wrote:
>>
>>> Microsoft Antispyware saw this attempted change and returned it to your
>>> Internet Explorer default setting, Google.
>>>
>>> Drew
>>
>> Internet Explorer's default setting is not Google but MSN search, of
>> course!
>>
>> Alias
>>
>> Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email me.
>> Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail.
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>


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